
Kocharethi
The Araya Woman
OUP India (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 26. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-0-19-807988-0 (ISBN)
Description
Set in the 1930s, Kocharethi revolves around the Malayarayars, a tribe inhabiting the hilly terrains of mid-eastern Kerala. Drawing deeply from oral traditions to underscore the earthy tensions of an adivasi society, Narayan evokes Nature and the Great Spirits to unfold the Malayarayars' changing perceptions of land and its ownership, and documents a life system that is slowly fading into history.
Translated by Catherine Thankamma, this volume includes a detailed Introduction by G.S. Jayasree as well as an in-depth interview with the author. The accompanying illustrations bring to life the story of a community that has remained largely unheard outside Kerala.
Translated by Catherine Thankamma, this volume includes a detailed Introduction by G.S. Jayasree as well as an in-depth interview with the author. The accompanying illustrations bring to life the story of a community that has remained largely unheard outside Kerala.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
General readers as well as students and scholars of Indian writing, comparative literature, and translation, cultural and gender studies
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
c. 52 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-807988-0 (9780198079880)
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Persons
Narayan, recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, has published five novels and two collections of short stories. Kocharethi is his first novel.
Catherine Thankamma is a translator, writer, and critic. She teaches English language in R.L.V. College of Music and Fine Arts, Cochin.
G.S. Jayasree is Director, Centre for Women's Studies and Reader, Institute of English, University of Kerala.
Catherine Thankamma is a translator, writer, and critic. She teaches English language in R.L.V. College of Music and Fine Arts, Cochin.
G.S. Jayasree is Director, Centre for Women's Studies and Reader, Institute of English, University of Kerala.
Content
AUTHOR'S NOTE; TRANSLATOR'S NOTE; INTRODUCTION; KOCHARETHI; AN INTERVIEW WITH NARAYAN; GLOSSARY